Eva Mendes is opening up about her personal decision to step away from her acting career after becoming a parent alongside her partner of over 10 years, Ryan Gosling.
"It was the easiest decision I've ever made," Mendes told People in an exclusive interview. "I was older and I knew that my kids are going to be little once, and whatever I do or don't do right now is going to affect them the rest of their life."
The mom of two went on to say that she "didn't feel" any "pressure" to walk away from the entertainment industry to focus on motherhood, but instead felt "clarity."
"Your career comes and goes but kids, yeah, that was easy for me," she continued. "They're just formative years. I wanted to be there for all of it.
